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About Bara Chakli Village

Bara Chakli is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 90 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Chakli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Chakli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 90
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Chakli compares

By the 2011 count Bara Chakli is the 95th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bara Chakli

Bara Chakli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Chakli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Chakli from other places

Bara Chakli lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bara Chakli
Nearest railway station Barog 16 km
Nearest town Solan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 26 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 26 km

Villages closest to Bara Chakli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bara Chakli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Chakli village had a population of 193. That makes it the 95th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Bara Chakli village has 90 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Chakli has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bara Chakli is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Chakli covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Chakli falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Chakli is Barog, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Chakli.

Bara Chakli is about 26 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Chakli is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 16 km away. Solan is about 17 km away. Pachhad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sutia Chakli (under 2 km), Garghon Palashon (under 2 km) and Nai Lotan (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bara Chakli today is likely to be higher.

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